also: げんしりょくムラ
noun
nuclear power village; nuclear power establishment
Derogatory term for the close-knit community of politicians, bureaucrats, industry, and academics who promote nuclear power, often implying collusion and resistance to outside scrutiny.
原子力村の体質が事故の背景にあると批判された。
The culture of the nuclear power village was criticized as being behind the accident.
彼は原子力村の一員として、業界の利益を守ろうとした。
As a member of the nuclear power establishment, he tried to protect the industry's interests.
Compound of 原子力 (nuclear power) and 村 (village), coined as a critical metaphor for the insular nuclear power community.